As the sun rises over Tanganyika Lake on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hundreds of women arrive to collect fresh water for their families. They fill their containers and begin the long walk back to their villages.
This is how cholera spreads in Katanga Province. The...

Heavy rains and floods affected tens of thousands of families across Sudan in August and September. In response, humanitarian agencies are working with communities to provide emergency shelter, health care and education, and to contain public-health risks.
The United Nations Central Emergency Response...

When floods swept through Sindh Province in northern Pakistan in September 2012, Haseena, a widowed mother of four, lost her home, her livestock and her means of making an income. In all, more than US$500 worth of her property was washed away or ruined – an almost insurmountable loss for a woman...